Wayne Conrad

Wayne Conrad was a center / guard out of the University of Calgary. Conrad played six seasons for the Montreal Alouettes from 1972 to 1977. Conrad won both an East and a CFL All-Star selection at center in 1975. Conrad played in three Grey Cup games with Montreal, losing once in 1975 and winning two in 1974 and 1977. One of Conrad's teammates from the 1977 Grey Cup season was defensive back Tony Proudfoot. When Proudfoot came down with ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease, Conrad auctioned off his jersey and Grey Cup ring to raise money for ALS. The following is a short article taken from the Saskatoon Star Phoenix in 2008.

Wayne Conrad, a centre on the Alouettes' 1977 championship team, is auctioning off his Grey Cup jersey and ring to raise funds for the ALS Society of Quebec and B.C. "There's nothing you can do that's more sacred,'' Conrad told the Montreal Gazette's Herb Zurkowsky. "To be honest, I cherish it. I believe I have given the thing I cherish most. Do I love Tony Proudfoot? Yes, I do. Do I love his family? Yes, I do. Tony gave me that gift by callling me his friend.'' Money from a Vancouver fundraiser will also go to the Tony Proudfoot Fund. Proudfoot, a good friend and former teammate of Conrad's, suffers from ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) .